Archive for the ‘Voices in the Wilderness’ Category

President Lyndon Johnson signs the Wilderness ActSept. 3rd, 1964

This series of essays is appearing in the Western News of Libby, Montana, and the Sanders County Ledger of Thompson Falls, as part of the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, signed by Lyndon Johnson into law on September 3, 1964.

These Western Montana residents each write about their special relationship with wild places, Wilderness and wilderness, designated and not.

A most memorable wilderness experience.By Mahala Wedel July 28, 2014 marked my Grandma Wedel’s 80th birthday. The entire extended family tried to decide how to best celebrate this historic event. Since the summer months [» Read More...]

By Doug Ferrel This September we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, and also of our much loved Cabinet Mountains Wilderness. The Act was passed in 1964 by a unanimous vote of Congress [» Read More...]

By Emma McConnaghey We were almost there. After hours of driving along steep mountain roads and deep ravines our destination was in sight: Callahan Creek. My friend Lizzie and I had been waiting all summer [» Read More...]

This piece was published in our Voices in the Wilderness Series in The Western News in July of 2014 By Tony Brown The Lincoln/Sanders County Line has a little-known, unique distinction. It divides Bull Lake [» Read More...]